Publication date: 1987-06
Dewey code: 784.500924
Price: $22.95
Review Taxi: The Harry Chapin Story / Ashley Books:He was one of the most beloved performers in music history, a spokesman of the people and poet laureate to cab drivers, housewives, and commonfolk alike. Taxi is the definitive biography of Harry Chapin, written by his long-time friend and confidant. Chapin was an unsung hero, a modern-day Woody Guthrie. The recognition due him was late in coming. Awards are being given to Chapin in his death that he should have received while he lived. His music, his beliefs, and his social activism are finally being appreciated. Most of the world will remember Chapin for the "Story Song; ' the musical genre he popularized in one of his most famous songs, "Taxi". His unique appeal could be felt in concerts, for it was there that the real and dynamic Chopin emerged. His penchant for audience participation was his trademark. His performances often ended with tumultuous standing ovations; when the audience quieted down Chapin would stand center stage and give a short speech about his commitments. [+]Often people drove hundreds of miles to hear him, making him one of the highest paid performers in the world. Even so, due to his selfless humanity and indefatigable interest in social causes, Chapin did not leave much money behind when he died. His involvement with world hunger helped spur widespread interest. He lobbied in Congress to endorse a Presidential Commission on world hunger. It was no coincidence that after his death 30 congressmen and 10 senators rose on the floor of the House to offer eulogies. Ironically it was the automobile, the very thing that made him famous in the song"Taxi, "which took his life. He died on the Long Island Expressway when his car burst into flames after being hit by a truck. "The immediate response to Chapin's death in the media and among his fans was truly overwhelming, ' wrote David Marsh of Rolling Stone. "It was as if he reached out and touched lives in a permanent and irrevocable way", HIS albums sold out in record stores. Throughout the.
Publication date: 2001-04
Dewey code: 809
Price: $34.95
Review Nathaniel Hawthorne (American Men & Women of Letters) / Chelsea House Publications:Each Volume, Covering Two To Five Novels, Includes: - User's guide- Editor's note and introduction by Harold Bloom- A comprehensive biography of the novelist- Detailed plot summaries of each novel- Extracts from important critical essays that examine important aspects of each work- A complete bibliography of the writer's novels- A list of critical works about the author and his or her novels- An index of themes and ideas covered in the books
Publication date: 2000-01
Dewey code: 782.42164092
Price: $19.95
Review Karen Carpenter (They Died Too Young) / Chelsea House Publications:The compelling stories of extraordinary public figures lost to the world in their prime. The singer's battle with anorexia ended with a heart attack.
Publication date: 2002-11-25
Dewey code: 920
Price: $27.95
Review The First 90 Years are the Hardest / PublishAmerica:The story of an ordinary man, who had a rather extraordinary life. Sid pulls no punches, he tells it like it happened - the good and the bad. As they say, "He let's it all hang out!" In addition to the story of his unusual adult life, the story also includes interesting anecdotes of his grandparents, all of whom immigrated to the United States, and adapted to a new land; and of one of their sons - Sid's father - who dragged his family all over the country, as he tried to make his fortune. He was an avid photographer, and the book is profusely illustrated with over 300 photographs.
Publication date: 2006-09-01
Dewey code: 809.1031
List Price: $627.00
Price: $627.00
Review Poets Laureate in the Holy Roman Empire: A Bio-bibliographical Handbook / Walter de Gruyter:Four Volumes Petrarch's revival of the ancient practice of laureation in 1341 led to the laurel being conferred on poets throughout Europe in the later Middle Ages and the Early Modern period. Within the Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian I conferred the title of Imperial Poet Laureate especially frequently, and later it was bestowed with unbridled liberality by Counts Palatine and university rectors too. This handbook identifies more than 1300 poets laureated within the Empire and adjacent territories between 1355 and 1804, giving (wherever possible) a sketch of their lives, a list of their published works, and a note of relevant scholarly literature. The introduction and various indexes provide a detailed account of a now largely forgotten but once significant literary-sociological phenomenon and illuminate literary networks in the Early Modern period.
Publication date: 1992-06
Dewey code: 780
Price: $12.95
Review Life and Music of Amy Beach the First Woman Composer of America / Mel Bay Pubns:A truly beautiful book featuring the life and music of Amy Beach, the first great woman composer of America. This well-researched text includes a wonderful family "scrapbook" section with 22 photos and a short biography. Also included are Scottish Legend; Canoeing; Summer Dreams; and a number of her easier works. The first four solos in this spectacular book have never before been published. Starting with Amy's first composition at age four, the book also has selections from: Op. 25, Op. 26, Op. 28, Op. 36, Op. 54, Op. [+]64, Op. 119 and many more. This book is perfect for players at all levels as it includes Amy Beach's easiest pieces as well as intermediate and difficult piano solos.
Publication date: 2003-03-01
Dewey code: 780.92
Price: $49.95
Review Messiaen Companion, The: Hardcover / Amadeus Press:Contributors include biographers of Messiaen and a number of the foremost interpreters of his music: Pierre Boulez, George Benjamin, Peter Hill, Messiaen's widow, pianist Yvonne Loriod, and others.
Authors
- Rita Signorelli Pappas
- Rita Signorelli-Pappas
Dewey code: 782.42164092
Price: $9.95
Review Barbra Streisand (Women of Achievement) / Chelsea House Publications:World-renowned vocalist, actress, director, and notorious perfectionist are some of the ways Ms. Streisand has been referred to throughout her long, illustrious career.
Creator: Roland Berbig
Publication date: 2009-11
Dewey code: 809
List Price: $589.00
Price: $589.00
Review Theodor Fontane Chronik (German Edition) / Walter De Gruyter Inc:
Publication date: 2004-04
Dewey code: 781.64092
Price: $9.95
Review Quincy Jones (Overcoming Adversity) / Chelsea House Publications:- Provocative biographies of prominent figures, both contemporary and historical, who have overcome adversity to achieve greatness and success - Subjects come from a diverse range of backgrounds Jones was born into a poor family.
Publication date: 1994-04
Dewey code: 780
Price: $9.95
Review Mel Bay Presents Marcel Dadi: Fingerpicking Guitar Legend / Mel Bay Pubns:
Authors
- Nancy Peacock
- Virginia Aronson
Dewey code: 338.7616479573
Price: $9.95
Review Dave Thomas : Overcoming Adversity / Chelsea House Publications:
Publication date: 1994-06
Dewey code: 780
Price: $23.95
Review Manuel m Ponce and the Guitar (Guitar Studies Series) / Bold Strummer:
Publication date: 1995-01
Price: $18.95
Review Itzhak, Perlman: Musician / Chelsea House Pub (L):
Publication date: 2004-09
Dewey code: 813.52
Review In Gatsby's Shadow: The Story of Charles Macomb Flandrau / Univ of Iowa Pr:
Publication date: 2005-09-30
Dewey code: 700
Price: $87.80
Review Introducing Composers Set / Chelsea House Publications:This series looks at the influences and historical events that shaped the lives of the great composers. Illustrated in full-color, making use of contemporary works of art, these books provide and essential introduction to the lives of those who produced some of the world's most enduring music.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2003-06-26
Dewey code: 780
List Price: $570.00
Price: $570.00
Review International Who's Who in Classical Music and Popular Music 2003 Set / Routledge:This specially priced set includes both the International Who's Who in Popular Music 2003 and the International Who's Who in Classical Music 2003. The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2003 provides biographical details on some of the most talented, influential and up-and-coming artists and individuals from the world of popular music. Now in its fifth edition, it includes over 5,000 biographies charting the achievements and careers of pop, rock, folk, jazz, dance, world, and country artists throughout the world. The International Who's Who in Classical Music 2003 provides an invaluable and practical source of biographical information on classical musicians, composers and conductors, as well as the organizations associated with them. Covering the classical and light classical fields, it brings together reliable and up-to-date information on an exhaustive range of people and organizations.
Publication date: 2001-06-15
Dewey code: 811.3
Price: $49.95
Review Intimate with Walt: Selections from Whitman's Conversations with Horace Traubel, 1882-1892 / University Of Iowa Press:In March 1888 Horace Traubel, Whitman's loyal and hardworking assistant, began to record his almost daily conversations with the most famous resident of Camden. The result: more than 1,900,000 words that were eventually published between 1906 and 1996 in nine volumes. Titled With Walt Whitman in Camden, these volumes contain much that is mundane and repetitive, but they also include many passages crucial for a full and humane understanding of America's first great national poet. In Intimate with Walt Gary Schmidgall has condensed Traubel's nearly 5,000 pages into one manageable volume featuring the many self-revealing, humorous, nostalgic, and often curmudgeonly words of the Good Gray Poet. The book is divided into five sections, each consisting of several chapters: the first, presenting Wait on himself, his family, and his daily life and visitors at the only home he ever owned; the second, on his artistic credos, the literary life, and a large array of comments on the writing, publication of, and critical reaction to Leaves of Grass; the third, focusing on his friends, admirers, idols, and lovers; the fourth and longest, presenting his no-holds-barred views on a variety of topics, including the American scene, race, religion, music, and even alcohol; and finally, a gathering of passages revealing Whitman's struggles with his infirmities, his poignant final days, and Traubel's observations on Whitman's deathbed scene and burial rites. Whitman was the great poet of autobiography, and with this volume we gain entry into a most remarkable life in his own words. Whimsical and highly entertaining, poignant and moving, illuminating and candid, Intimate with Walt makes accessible the mostamazing oral history project in all of American letters.
Publication date: 2003-12
Dewey code: 791.43028092
Price: $9.95
Review Michael J. Fox (Overcoming Adversity) / Chelsea House Publications:- Provocative biographies of prominent figures, both contemporary and historical, who have overcome adversity to achieve greatness and success - Subjects come from a diverse range of backgrounds Fox has been fighting a battle against Parkinson's Disease.
Creator: Alan De Mause
Publication date: 1985-10
Price: $12.95
Review Joe Pass: Virtuoso No. 3 / Mel Bay Publications:
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